Chronicles of coaching American football in Italy (2008, 2009 & 2018), in Sweden (2010, 2016 & 2017), in Switzerland (2012), winning a Division III National Championship in France (2012-13), in Spain (2015 & 2016) and in Mexico (2017) as well as walking the Camino de Santiago in August-September of 2010.

About Me

I have been married to Laurie for over 46 years. Our oldest son, Andy, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Jenn and their son Kevin. Our youngest son Mike lives in Oxnard, California with his wife Vanessa and their kids Jacob and Mary. Although I retired from teaching in June of 2007, the 2015 football season marked my 45th year of coaching football at five high schools in Southern California's Ventura County - Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Rio Mesa, Buena and Newbury Park. In 2008, I opted to try something totally different in my coaching career and started coaching in Europe. My EuroBall stops have been in Catania, Sicily in 2008 & '09, Hässleholm, Sweden in 2010, Thun, Switzerland in 2012, Lyon, France in 2012-13 with the 12-0 National Champion Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons, Murcia, Spain in 2015, Rivas, Spain in 2016, Upplands-Väsby, Sweden in the Spring of 2016 & '17, in Mexico to coach the Europe Warriors in Aug. & Dec. 2017 and now in 2018 in Varese, Italy. Join me as I explore and chronicle my newest adventures coaching American football in Europe. My European touring also included a 500 mile Pilgrimage Walk on the Camino de Santiago in Spain in 2010.

Thanks to our friends Mark and Susie Johnson, Alberto was whisked away to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy both a Seattle Seahawks practice and a University of Washington practice.He also had a chance to spend time on the Johnson's Camano Island "cabin" and take a stab at eating a 12 egg omelet at Beth's Dinner.He failed.Miserably.

Fairfax Lions

I got to scout Birmingham H.S.'s JV team in their scrimmage at Fairfax H.S.

Fairfax's pristine grass

My filming spot was a long ways away

Where's Goldie Hawn?

Canter's is just a few blocks from

Fairfax H.S.

GREAT pastrami sandwich!!!

At the Camarillo Air Show

That's a LOT of Nazi planes shot down

Nose Art 1

Nose Art 2

Politically incorrect?

Jacob in a helicopter

Propellor nose or the start of

a Twilight Zone episode

That's a LOT of Japanese planes shot down

Yet another great lunch

School is in session

Watch out for that Panther

Alberto squatting in the NPHS

Weight Room

Frosh Football Game

Camarillo at Rio Mesa

We caught the second half of this game after watching the first half of the Frosh Birmingham at Newbury Park game.

JV GAME TIME!!!

It was 104 degrees Fahrenheit

at kickoff

Here come the Panthers!

Political Correctness

Birmingham's original nickname was the Braves. At some point in the 1990s, the Los Angeles Unified School District decreed that schools could no longer have Native American mascots.

Therefore no more University Warriors, Gardena Mohicans or Birmingham Braves.

Thus we were playing the Birmingham Patriots. I did like the banners around the stadium that did not completely abandon the past.

Our Spanish Ball Boy

Pass Rush

Did I mention that it was hot?

GO!

Ruben Soria at the helm

Nice Sweep

Andres Chavarria for SIX!

We opened the 2015 season with a sloppy 36-14 victory. We still have a looooong way to go.